among them, meryl stream, tom brokaw, stevie wonder, marlo thomas, ethel kennedy and john dingell. it is the nation's highest honor. >>> just in time for veterans day, "american sniper," the film detailing the life of navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle. we get a sneak preview at the american film institute. starring bradley cooper and directed by clint eastwood. it will be released christmas day. >>> beyonce posted this picture showing her famous hour glass figure. at the same time paying tribute to her husband's hit "99 problems". >> all legit. >> all legit, you got it. on the "tonight show" starring jimmy fallon, nick jonas sat down to play a game of pyramid with jimmy fallon and truly shows his age. >> montana. al pacino. he's 15 years old! play the game. el presidente. >> no. no. >> he's 15 years old! >> hey. >> give me episodes of "sponge bob" we would have gotten all of them. >> got to love it. i'm dara brown, this is "early today." we hope it is your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the news on the nbc affiliate in tampa, wfla, delta airlines loses dog before flight to tampa.

john dingell has announced in february that he would retire. day she is representative it left dingell, making her the first woman to succeed a living spouse in congress. she also faces a reality that she calls bittersweet. as her. takes off, her 88-year-old husband, once the most powerful -- once one of the most powerful men in washington, is leaving office because of declining health. representative john dingell is one of the honorees at the white house, where he will be awarded the medal of freedom. watch live coverage on c-span or listen to it on c-span radio. it begins at 2:15 p.m. eastern time. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. tonight on "the communicators," tim wong, fiscalnote.ceo of >> we can break down how likely they are -- there are a lot of ,pportunities for attorneys lobbyists, whatever, to say let me look on this based on the cosponsors. here are the 50 most likely to look for it, here are the least likely to vote for it. you can develop a strategy in terms of trying to get at the information that you need.

john dingell, the longest-serving member of congress, tom brokaw of nbc news, golfer charles seifert,who helped desegregate the pga, actresses meryl streep and marlow thomas, sicker stevie wonder and murdered civil rights workers james cheney, andrew goodman and michael schwerner. broadcasters quickly ran out of superlatives after witnessing "the catch" on sunday night football. odell beckham shook off a dallas defender and made a one-handed, behind-the-back grab. lucky catch? maybe not. this was beckham practicing before the game. he even did it in college at lsu? his secret? huge hands. his glove side is 3xl. turning the page. we come to arthur's tale, a team of swedish adventurers say it found arthur, a stray dog, during a 430-mile race through the amazon jungle. after they fed him a meatball, he never let their side. when they slogged through mud or kayaked on winding rivers, arthur was always there. the dog has a new home now, the team took him back to sweden. we'll have an update on our top story, the wait for the grand jury's decision in the fatal shooting of michael brown when

grateful nation honors john dingell jr. his lifetime of service, from world war ii to decades in congress. [applause] stresslehouse. has helped uncover the mysteries f to our world. of the most distinguished electricalts and engineers of her generation, her experiments into the semi metals of transformed our understanding of breakthroughs to in electronics. as a leader and mentor, she has women tocountless pursue opportunities in physics and engineering. mildred stresslehouse's example a testament to what we can oureve when we follow curiosity and our dreams. [applause] hardro is a poet. all her life for the treaty rights of native people's. as head of the congress of american indians and a founding national museum of the american indian, her returnedefforts have native lands and improved native lives. suzanne pushes us to always seek justice in our time. [applause] >> ethel kennedy. [applause] ethel kennedy's life is a story of perseverance and generosity. tireless advocate for the causes she holds dear, she the center for

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tom brokaw along with ethel kennedy, john dingell and marlo thomas. >>> the winner is one direction.usical group has won the american music awards for artist of the year. this was a stiff competition. among the others up for the honor, beyonce, luke bryan and emminem. one direction also won trophies for favorite pop rock duo or group and pop rock album for mid night melodies. >>> we're looking warm. 74 if not warmer. 74 would tie the record both at national and dulles. tomorrow back to reality, 55. and a cold slap in the face from mother nature wednesday with rain and snow and 30s and potentially accumulations west of i-95 in the afternoon and still chilly on thursday. beverly? >> outer loop of the beltway been a slow, wet ride with a number of accidents on the curvy stretches it connecticut avenue and georgia avenue. sky 9 has been looking and tracking the backups on the outer loop from route 1 in college park. 270 south you still have delays into hyattstown. then out of germantown leaving father hurley boulevard most of the way down through gaithersburg and rockville. back to you.

native american activist, and congressman john dingell.ctress, meryl streep, and of course, stevie wonder. >> once a year, we set accede this event to celebrate people who have made america stronger, and wiser and more humane and more beautiful with our highest civilian honor. >> president obama also handed out six posthumous medals. among the recipients were three sieve rights workers killed during the freedom summer of 1964. >>> well, the maryland state highway administration says it will remove governor martin o'malley's name from the state's welcome to maryland road signs in january. the agency says it will take a day or two and cost a few thousand dollars. the 20 signs sit along state roadways, so it will be state workers doing the job. and it will happen just after the inauguration. the agency tells our scott macfarlane, republican larry hogan was elected. the state's next governor earlier this month, of course. >>> it's a big night for a young man from northern virginia. ryan sill will be singing live in front of millions. the sterl

19 recipients, the presidential medal of freedom, among the honorees, tom brokaw, congressman john dingell and meryl streep. our coverage will begin at 2:15 eastern. i'm be anchoring our coverage around that. you're going to want to see this presidential medal of freedom ceremony. >>> up next, much more with newt gingrich and paul begala as we look at this new report on benghazi. what happened and the reactions to exoneration for the obama administration at least in large measure. >>> and the tension in ferguson, missouri, is palpable as they await the grand jury to indict a white police officer for the killing of an unarmed black teenager. . >>> the fact is, we have four dead americans. was it because of a protest or because of guys out for a walk one night and they decided go kill some americans. what difference, at this point, does it make? >> that was the secretary of state hillary clinton testifying in january of 2013 about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. she was being questioned by lapses by the security department and cia being blamed for the deaths of those fou

singer-songwriter stevie wonder, actress meryl streep, nbc journalist tom brokaw, congressman john dingellho's served longer than anyone, ever- - and ethel kennedy, widow of senator robert f. kennedy. >> ifill: still to come on the newshour: chuck hagel steps down as secretary of defense, homeland security chief johnson on the president's executive actions on immigration, extending the deadline for a settlement on iran's nuclear program, and how squirrels in alaska are helping scientists measure the effects of climate change. >> woodruff: now to a major shake up in the obama administration-- the resignation of defense secretary chuck hagel. the move comes as u.s. expands in mission to go after the islamic state group and just weeks after the after the president's disappointing mid- term election results. >> it's been the greatest privilege of my life-- the greatest privilege of my life-- to lead, and most important, to serve with the men and women of the defense department, and support their families. >> woodruff: hagel's announcement came amid widespread reports that he's leaving under pr

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kind of a system our members who are in office dating back to the 1970's, or the 1960's, like john dingell probably has a different requirement -- a different pension system. most everybody else gets the same type of pension system as a general garden-variety federal employee. host: so there are benefits and also before three b? the 403 (b)? it is just like any other kind of federal employment. if you get to 20 years, that is real benefits kick in. they can add in military service if they serve in the military or other governmental service. it is like being a general government employee. by and large, that is the way they are treated, with the exception of health care. speciale put in this category last year where they do not get federal employee health benefits. they are under the exchanges in the distant -- in the district of columbia. host: emily, a democrat, you are on with bradford fitch. caller: i have a question regarding retirement. how much do they receive, and how is it based? are they allowed to keep campaign contributions in addition to that, and do they have an expense account

and john dingell, the longest serving member of congress in u.s.company. >> great group. >> "wall street journal" apple has rolled out a tool to let users escape imessage purgatory when switching devices. for years when people switched from an iphone to a competitor complained of texts going missing when they transitioned. the issue was as a result of phone numbers trying to convert incoming texts in to imessage. the simple tool released over the weekend allows information untangle themselves. >> the cleveland plain dealer, a deer in ohio is free after getting hits head stuck in a plastic halloween pumpkin. that's terrible >> he looks silly. >> are you talking about me reading this. after at least six days with it's snout wedged in the plastic bucket unable to eat or drink the deer has been freed thanks to the help of a local teenager. he hid in a hunting blind, jumped out and tackled the deer causing the pumpkin to fall off. >> that's a fast dude. >> oh, look at him. that's terrible. who is enjoying taking that video. all right. that's just dumb.